Substation Electrician

<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city – a city that is becoming increasingly reliant on public transport networks. Since 2009, Metro proudly continues to operate and maintain a world-class train service and network through to delivering significant transport projects that will shape how Melbourne moves. With Zero Harm at the foundation of everything we do, we want everyone to get home safely. We are one team, helping to connect and shape a better Melbourne.

About the position

As our Substation Electrician, you will undertake corrective, preventative maintenance, and renewals activities of electrical network assets, in accordance with relevant standards when working on the traction substations and substation network infrastructure. 

Additionally, you will be responsible to perform work associated with the construction, inspections, maintenance, renewal, or upgrade of substation electrical network assets, ensure the safety of all persons working near Electrical Network assets is maintained.

This is a full-time permanent night shift position based in Burnley. The shfit is rostered 4 days on, 4 days off, 11 hour reactive shifts.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform HV operations and switching and issue permits. 
• Attend to electrical network faults, diagnose root cause, and implement fixes as quickly as possible. 
• Accurately report all information regarding electrical network faults.  
• Perform Track Force Protection Coordinator safe working duties.  
• Ensure maintenance and safety of mobile plant and vehicles and carry out regular checks as per plant maintenance schedules. 

• Ensure the safety of all persons working near Electrical Network assets is maintained. 
• Accurately report on works completed daily including report time worked, work orders, progress information and any other issues.  
• Ensure that all work is performed in accordance with the appropriate Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Regulations and Metro Trains policies and procedures. 

About you

• Licensed Electrician (A+ grade) with minimum 2 years electrical network work experience 
• DC exposure or HV exposure 
• Qualified in Elevated Platform use and First Aid Certificate 

• Sound knowledge of the safety requirements of working in the rail and maintenance industry, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Codes of Practice, regulations, safe working practices and High Voltage Rules 
• Ability to undertake flexible shift work duties, including permanent night shift, rotating day/afternoon/nights/weekends, and work reasonable overtime as required and respond to after hour's emergencies. 
• Extensive knowledge of electrical substation materials and equipment 
• Good written and oral communication skills  

Desirable skills:

• Experience in Substation Maintenance and/or Substation Construction. 
• Experience in using project management methodologies. 
• Certified in Level 3.1 Track Force Protection Coordinator. 
• Certificate IV in ESI –Power Systems Substations.   
• Qualified HV Operator (HV S1, I1, T1, O1). 

• Medium Rigid (MR) driver’s license. 

Next Steps 

If this role resonates with your values, experience, and career growth, then please apply before the due date and be part of Melbourne’s growing rail network! 

The advert will end at 11.59pm on 3rd April 2025. 

Metro is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process for candidates with specific access needs. Candidates who require adjustments are encouraged to declare this in their application, so that the contact person for the position can discuss your needs.  

The recruitment and selection process for this position might require shortlisted applicants to undertake Psychometric Assessment, Pre-Employment Health Assessment and background checks that might also include Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Credit Checks. 

Metro’s commitment to an inclusive workforce

At Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), we recognise that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive workplace are vital to our mission and success and will lead us to being a world class rail network. In today’s interconnected and multicultural world, our ability to understand, appreciate, and leverage the unique perspectives of our employees, passengers, partners, and the community is essential for driving innovation and achieving sustainable growth.

We offer and encourage flexible work and purchased leave arrangements for all employees to support wellbeing, family or carer commitments and other personal circumstances. We are committed to removing barriers and welcoming applications from people of all ages, abilities, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and the LGBTIQA+ community. We are happy to make adjustments to our recruitment process to support your full participation.